Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] champagne-club the wine is sold as

the wine is sold as Volnay 1er Cru

more structured Rhone-style blend

and this Chardonnay is raised in large 500- to 600-liter barrels

Aude and Guillaume Lavollée farm organically with biodynamic influence

Half the juice ferments in a 10HL cement egg with lees in constant motion

Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] champagne-club the wine is sold as2020 is the balancing act a warm vintage, no question, but one where the better addresses pulled off ripeness without flab, density without heat. Cathiard's Malconsorts in 2020 lands on that knife edge: the deep red clay of this climat (the upper middle slice, directly adjacent to La Tche) gives ripeness real lift, and Sbastien's restrained hand keeps everything in line. The result is plush, pure, and lifted modern Burgundy at its most coherent.